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goes by the name veron (english) or wanting (chinese). a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
as sinful as it is, satay (meat skewers) is one thing that i can never say no to. the place where i get my regular fix of chicken satay is the best satay stall at lau pa sat. besides the fact that it serves the best satay i’ve ever had (in singapore), the open-air dining is what keeps me coming back for more.
do you know that there’s another satay place in town that shares a very similar open-air dining concept? in fact it’s very near lau pa sat, at the aged but still functioning malaysia-owned tanjong pagar railway station.
how often do i ride the railway? almost never! only very recently did i hear of the eating area within the railway station. i wanted to go there immediately! this part of the station is not exactly visible from the main road. if someone hadn’t told me about it, i would never have known that it existed!
Photo credit: scyll24
there are a few canteens and food courts at the railway station with mostly malaysian stalls. after all, this whole place, as well as the land it sits on, is owned by malaysia.
like lau pa sat, a street on one side of the station is used for outdoor dining. there is indoor seating available too, but personally i would much rather dine under the stars.
we spotted our lone satay man plying his trade in one corner, and excitedly ordered a few satay first (just in case they didn’t turn out to be too yummy). we didn’t have to wait long.
Satay (Meat Skewers)
Price: $0.50 per stick
Dish rating:
Price: $0.50 per stick
Dish rating:
what we got looked really yummy. the glazed chicken meat sure looked extra juicy and promising! but alas, i found both the meat and peanut gravy to be really bland! you can probably tell from the picture that the gravy was extremely watered down too. argh!
it was a real shame. after hearing a couple of people raving about this being the best satay in town, i was rather disappointed!
in the end, we did get our yummy satay after all — back at lau pa sat!
but still, i must say that eating in such a casual al fresco setting was pretty cool. it made us feel like we’re right in malaysia (without having to be there)!
Satay Stall (Outdoor) [
Halal Certified]
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
30 Keppel Road
Singapore 089059 [map]
Halal Certified]Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
30 Keppel Road
Singapore 089059 [map]
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can i link you up? actually i visited your blog quite often.. until one day at home, my ip address was block.. no idea why.. i can only visit your blog at work.
btw, good malay stalls most of the time slack… View all comments by yanni
Been there once. I don’t really like the place. View all comments by Putera Emas
You should venture a little further…go past the train station and come up to Malaysia and try the real thing - Kajang Satay! :) You won’t be dissapointed - I’ll take you there personally if you drop by. Hehe! View all comments by Josh Lim
I see me! View all comments by Uncle Killer Killer
yanni: Oh no. The IP address may have gotten caught in my banned list. Let me see what I can do. I have sent you an email already. Anyway, do feel free to link up! Thanks so much!
Putera Emas: I may still give it a try. I really like the laid back feel of eating there.
Josh Lim: Ah! That sounds like a long way to travel for satay! Tempting offer though.
Uncle Killer Killer: Congrats! You win… nothing. *screams at your nick* View all comments by Veron
i can view your blog from home already!!! :) i have replied your email and i linked u up u know. can right? :) gd night! View all comments by yanni
moral of the story: if u really wanna enjoy real savoury satay in town, head nowhere else except for lau pa sat haha View all comments by CJ CamPO™
Hi there :p heard about your blog thur the bilingual 88.3radio station sometime back… i must say it’s really a good recommendation!
i just read about your Dallas trip… abt u starting a smile campaign… cool! we really need it!
lastly, do u work out at vivo city’s planet fitness? coz i saw a gal who was really smiley a couple of weeks back.. and she looked like u! View all comments by Kimmie
There’s a stall at east coast that serves really good satay. I’d say that would be the best in Singapore hehe =P
Never knew there was things to eat in that old shabby station =P View all comments by merv
mic test.. i mean PC test.. (hope this get thru..)
satay bk in my place is really good too.. 1 of the key element is in the dip.. the peanut sauce thingy.. Nice.. View all comments by J